Obesity And Mental Disorders

Currently, there are a limited amount of guidelines to help clinicians manage patients with obesity and comorbid mental disorders. This expertly written source fills the gap in the literature by providing a clear overview of obesity and its relationship to mental illness while reviewing the most recent methods to manage and control the condition with diet, exercise, psychological treatments, pharmacotherapy, and surgery. Divided into four detailed sections, this guide: * studies the occurrence of obesity in combination with psychotic, depressive, bipolar, eating, and impulsive/compulsive disorders * clearly outlines the epidemiology, etiology, genetics, and general medical comorbidity and mortality of obesity * summarizes the most current literature and research on the treatment of four key subtypes of obesity: obesity without psychopathology, obesity with psychotic disorders, obesity with mood disorders, and obesity with eating disorders * discusses the role of bariatric surgery in the treatment of obesity, including the obese patient with psychopathology * analyzes dietary therapy, exercise, behavioral management, and specialized psychotherapies in the treatment of obesity-both with and without psychopathology * examines pharmacologic agents used in the treatment of three separate conditions: obesity, binge eating, and medication-induced weight gain. An important work in its field, Obesity and Mental Disorders is a key reference for psychiatrists, physiologists, nutritionists, endocrinologists, bariatricians, dietitians, obesity research scientists, pharmaceutical researchers, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.McElroy, Susan L. is the author of 'Obesity And Mental Disorders ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780824729448 and ISBN 0824729447.